But the was not made for Chile initially.ĭue to a British navel blockade these rifles never made it to South Africa so they were sent back to Germany where the crest was rollmarked to Chile and off they went. of 3 1 2 3 Last Jump to page: Results 1 to 20 of Thread: v. The Model rifles see the picture below are also similar to the Model 93's, except that they have shorter barrels about 21"a thumb cutout in the left reciever rail, an oval gas escape hole in the left receiver wall, and either a lange vizier or tangent leaf sight.Remember Me? Photo by Jean Plamondon, used with permission.
All of these reported to date have four-digit serial numbers without a letter prefix. The distinguishing features thumb cut and gas escape hole are on the left side. See the picture below note that it looks much like an carbine from the right side. The action is identical to the Modelbut the barrel is approximately 17", and the rear sight is of the carbine variety.
The existing markings were presumably ground off, and the rifles were given new serial numbers. These rifles lack any markings to indicate where and when they were made. After the Spanish Civil War, unmarked 's were converted from existing Model 's and 's, presumably at Oviedo as well, or at least that's my theory as of now. The early Oviedo Model 's have the Oviedo crest and year of manufacture on the receiver. They were also imported in the 's, then manufactured at Oviedo, and the markings are nearly identical to the Model 's. The bolts are bent as shown in the picture below.
The picture below shows a side view of a full length Model The Model carbines are similar to the regular Model 's, except that the barrels are shorter about 17"the rear sight is shorter, and most are stocked all the way to the end. Imported Model 's from Germany and Belgium during the 's usually have the Spanish crest and year of manufacture on the receiver bridge as well as the manufacturer designation on the left receiver wall. The more recent Oviedo Model 's after about have an oval gas escape hole in the left side of the receiver. Oviedo Model 's have a crown, the year of manufacture, and "Fabrica de Armas Oviedo" on the receiver bridge. The Model 's have 29" barrels, straight bolt handles, and no thumb cut in the left receiver rail. The picture below shows a Model action with bolt.
Serial numbers usually consist of a single letter, or "2" and a single letter, followed by anywhere from one to four numbers usually four. All were originally chambered in 7mm Mauser. 3 wire trailer wiring diagram diagram base website wiringĪll Model 's and Model 's have a rib on the left side of the receiver wall, and the bolt face is squared off at the bottom. The purpose of this website is to clarify what variations exist there are six major ones that I am aware of - see the site map on the left and help you to identify which one you have.
Information on Spanish-made Mausers in the literature is contradictory and often difficult to follow. Identifying Spanish Mausers Models and Model s and s are basically very similar variations on the same theme.